Green Living

A consultation by the Welsh Assembly Government proposes more stringent measures to protect Wales's farmers from the threat of cross-contamination by GM crops

Ten festivals worth digging your wellies out for this summer

Cincinnati has passed a new law introducing 'environmental justice permits', and will use police powers to force polluting businesses to clean up their acts or get out of town

Maps have lost their initial purpose of orientating lost travellers. Today they mean much more: they are tools to help re-connect us to the natural world, writes Trevor Critchley

To fly or not to fly? Jeremy Smith navigates his way through a tricky issue and finds that there isn't a simple answer

Plants can be much more than a pretty backdrop to life. Read this and you'll never look at a garden in the same way again...

Michael and Julia Guerra grow 250kg of food in their tiny suburban garden using permaculture techniques. Louise Parry finds out how

A converted watermill in Yorkshire, yurts in the Isle of Wight, an eco hostel in the Scottish highlands, a 16th century horticultural farmhouse in Kent and a Romany gypsy caravan in Wales...

When it comes to reusable packaging and the environment, consumers are keen to do the right thing, but it seems sparking a refill revolution in Great Britain means getting the price right first

A drive to persuade county councils to cut their carbon dioxide emissions by 40 per cent by 2020 could result in as many as 70,000 green jobs, new research reveals

Ewan continues his overland journey to New Zealand by getting a taste of Sweden - and finding something of a green utopia...

Christine McFadden's new book is a timely celebration of British farm shops

What can happen when a Transition Initiative and its local authority work together: the Stroud story

Working from home and meeting electronically save time and hassle, but the evidence that they reduce emissions is lacking

Ninety-eight per cent of the products in our stores claiming to be environmentally friendly are guilty of greenwash, a US committee hears

With plane, train and automobile emissions still increasing,
are we being honest with ourselves about how and how often we travel? Matilda Lee looks at the bare necessities of transport

In the six years I spent at the Ecologist from 2001-2007, there was only one issue we really shied away from tackling properly. And that was tourism.

Green Futures Radio brings environmental issues, as well as up and coming young musicians, to festival-going audiences

Jeffrey Masson's powerful new book, The Face On Your Plate reveals the truth about food. Be it for health, environmental or animal welfare reasons, the less animal products we consume, the better.

As the Government commits to a high-tech revolution in the home - meters that can be read remotely and may help alter energy habits - questions are raised about data security... and whether any of us will be interested

Giving up your car doesn't mean giving up luxury or freedom- you'll save time, money and discover a more regal existence without one.

Get healthy and go green at the same time with the help of A Greener Life; The Organic Pharmacy and Herbs For Home Treatment

Alice Waters on dining with the Dalai Lama, edible schoolyards and life in Berkeley, USA

City legislators in Toronto, Canada, have stipulated that half the surface area of roofs on new large buildings are to be seeded as green roofs.